YOU'RE A BIG BOY NOW

Nineteen-year-old Bernard Chanticleer, still coddled by his overbearing mother and scrutinized by his stern father, takes his first shaky steps toward independence when his father decides it's time for him to move into his own Manhattan apartment. Bernard, nicknamed "Big Boy," finds himself under the watchful eye of the nosy Miss Nora Thing in a quirky rooming house—complete with a fierce pet rooster. As Bernard tries to adjust to city life, parental meddling doesn't stop, with his mother arranging for reports on any female visitors and even sending locks of her hair to his new address. Working as a library assistant and living under constant observation, Bernard’s coming-of-age journey is anything but typical.